Located on the southern tip of Chiba Prefecture, extending along the Boso Peninsula, Awa is easily accessible by train and car from Tokyo, making it a popular destination for day trips and weekend getaways. It’s known for its striking coastline, sprinkled with an array of beautiful beaches, cliffs and scenic views of the Pacific Ocean. […] The post The Best Hotels and Restaurants in Awa, Chiba appeared first on Tokyo Weekender ..read more

Wandering past shops throughout Japan displaying rows of Willy Wonka-style cream cakes, it can be hard not to feel left out if you’re vegan or have a dairy or wheat allergy. Within the last few years, however, the vegan bakery landscape has changed. Tokyo has woken up, and now has its own vegan bakery scene, […] The post The Best Vegan Bakeries in Tokyo appeared first on Tokyo Weekender ..read more

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We love seeing anime crossovers in other industries! And here’s one we absolutely did not expect. Today during the LA Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants game, baseball icon Shohei Ohtani walked out to “il vento d’oro” by Yugo Kanno, also known as one of the most iconic songs from the anime Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0TXIXTzJEYVideo […] The post Shohei Ohtani Walks Out to Anthem From Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure appeared first on Tokyo Weekender ..read more

Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which takes place in Feudal Japan at the end of the Sengoku period, is already one of the most controversial games of 2024, and it’s not even being released until November 15. The reason for the controversy is the lead male character, Yasuke.  Described as the first Black samurai, he was a real historical […] The post Ubisoft Responds to Criticism About Yasuke in Assassin’s Creed Shadows appeared first on Tokyo Weekender ..read more

Noriko Ohara, the voice actress of Nobita Nobi in the anime series, Doraemon, has sadly passed away. Talent management agency 81 Produce, shared the sudden news today. It was revealed that Ohara had actually passed away on July 12th, after undergoing treatment for an illness which turned out to be ineffective. A funeral was held […] The post Noriko Ohara, Voice of Doraemon’s Nobita Nobi, Passes Away at 88 appeared first on Tokyo Weekender ..read more

The 2024 Pokemon stamp rally has just started in collaboration with JR East, and will be going on until September 1.  All around Tokyo Station children and parents are scrambling to get their Captain Pikachu stamps. You might also have caught the excitement during last year’s Pokemon stamp rally which celebrated the Pokemon World Championships […] The post Everything You Need to Know About the Pokémon Stamp Rally appeared first on Tokyo Weekender ..read more

August is going to be, well, a lot — but did we really expect anything else from dramatic Leo season? We start off the month in full-swing, in the hottest time of the year, with Venus entering logical Virgo and a new moon in Leo on August 4, which will allow us to face the […] The post Your August 2024 Horoscope appeared first on Tokyo Weekender ..read more

Paul Watson, a Canadian-American environmental, conservation and animal rights activist who established the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, was detained on Tuesday under an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. The 73-year-old who gained fame attempting to disrupt Japanese whalers on the reality TV show Whale Wars was traveling from Dublin, Ireland, to the North Pacific […] The post Anti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson Detained in Greenland: Arrest Warrant Issued by Japan appeared first on Tokyo Weekender ..read more

On the 100-acre farm I grew up on in Australia, the main water source was a tank that collected rainwater. Beside our water tank stood a giant gum tree (eucalyptus tree). Despite the tank being sealed, gum tree leaves somehow always found their way inside. This meant that for a huge part of my youth, […] The post Japanese Secrets to a Healthy Scalp appeared first on Tokyo Weekender ..read more